Deck 7: E: Groups and Organizations

Question 1

In this essay,list the key characteristics of bureaucracy.What was it about bureaucracy that Max Weber saw as positive? What did he see as negative?

Answer 1

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Question 2

Based on your understanding of this chapter,discuss (1)how group size affects the behaviour of group members and (2)how diversity in group membership affects the behaviour of group members.Illustrate your responses with examples from everyday life.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Explain the operation of Internet sites such as Facebook.com as a way to create social networks.What do people who use Facebook gain? What might they lose?

Answer 3

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Question 4

Why do many analysts claim that the spread of formal organizations threatens personal privacy? What do you think can be done about the erosion of personal privacy?

Question 5

How have formal organizations changed over the course of the twentieth century? Describe the ideal formal organization in the eyes of scientific management analyst Frederick Taylor,who wrote his business principle a century ago.How and why do today's more flexible organizations strive to be different from those described by Taylor?

Question 6

Explain the "opposing trends" that are shaping the future of organizations in Canada.Why are workers in some large organizations rewarded for developing their creativity and imagination,whereas those in other organizations are prevented from doing anything other than what they are told?

Question 7

Compare and contrast Canadian and Japanese work organization.Be as specific in your answer as possible.

Question 8

Discuss the "McDonaldization of society" thesis.What,exactly,does this phrase mean? How might this thesis,assuming it is correct,affect your own life in college and after?